Thesaurus results for FOCUSING

focusing 1 of 2

adjective

variants also focussing

as in optical

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focusing

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verb

variants also focussing

present participle of focus

as in concentrating

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective try to focus your attention on the task at hand

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Everyone is focusing more on engagement, return on investment and a forward-looking perspective, rather than simply buying something off the shelf to meet demand for the following weekend. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 Market participants this week are focusing primary attention on the release of the Federal Reserve September meeting minutes on Wednesday. — CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 In each case, focusing only on the person with purchasing authority creates an incomplete picture. — Alex Kowtun, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 What readers are saying The comments express frustration with the Washington football team's performance, particularly focusing on injuries, weak offensive line protection, and questionable management decisions. — Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026 What Molaro and Holland did think was a good choice was a possible spin-off focusing on Georgie, his wife Mandy, and their new baby, CeeCee. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 The Musée de l’Orangerie is celebrating the centennial of Monet’s passing with an exhibit focusing on his art’s relation with time through about 40 paintings. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Those who enjoy focusing on wellness on vacation will be thrilled to learn about the property's brand-new padel court, complimentary bicycle rentals, and small gym, which is tucked into a cottage at the end of the pool deck. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026 Much of the advice for making friends can feel silly or trite, but focusing on three areas may make a significant impact on your social situation. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for focusing

Adjective

Optical inter-satellite terminals enable satellite constellations to establish zero-trust, closed-loop mesh networks in orbit, transmitting massive sensor datasets at optical speeds without relying on jammable RF cross-links.

— Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The hurdle with optical signals, though, is that sunlight contains radiation in these wavelengths, which can interfere with optical signals and make transmission unreliable and difficult.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of optical

Verb

For decades, organizations have focused primarily on managing PFAS—capturing it, concentrating it and transporting it elsewhere for disposal or destruction.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Market actors can innovate more freely, concentrating risk locally while allowing the state to disavow consequences should those experiments fail.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of concentrating

Adjective

Following the successful activation of its infrared sensors, engineers moved on to calibrate the WFI's element wheel, which filters individual wavelengths for detection using a system of prisms and other optic mechanisms.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Classics like black and cream—a richer, warmer tone than optic white—always work too.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of optic

Verb

The biggest news going into the second week of this year’s riveting French Open?

— Corey Seymour, Vogue, 1 June 2026
Pomona native and Cal Poly grad who flew Navy F-18s successfully launches as pilot of NASA’s riveting Artemis II mission around the moon, the first such voyage since the Apollo program in 1972.

— Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of riveting

Adjective

Skincare and cosmetics are highly visual and lend themselves naturally to tutorials, reviews and before-and-after demonstrations.

— Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
For that collaboration, the combination of a high-profile subject, strong visual content and a deliberate keyword strategy created a feedback loop that Instagram’s AI rewarded with sustained, expanding visibility.

— Tonia Ryan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of visual

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